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  • Mich. court condones misleading ballot tactics 12 May 2008 06:36 GMT
    ... initiative was solely about limiting marriage to heterosexual couples -- reflected where voters stood. A ... votes this fall on a "marriage-plus" amendment. California voters likely will be asked whether to ban gay marriage. And Oregon voters may be asked whether ...

  • Sneakiness wins in Michigan court 12 May 2008 05:12 GMT
    ... initiative was solely about limiting marriage to heterosexual couples — reflected where voters stood: A ... votes this fall on a "marriage-plus" amendment. California voters likely will be asked whether to ban gay marriage. And Oregon voters may be asked whether ...

  • Eskridge surveys history of U.S. sodomy laws 12 May 2008 04:30 GMT
    ... that "ostentatious merchandizing of the concept of homosexuality is a clear and present danger to ... creeping expansion, then contraction, of sexual regulation. California's story is as representative as any. In ... in the bodies and spirits of persecuted gay people, and he sprinkles vignettes throughout his book ...

  • Writing the wrongs 11 May 2008 23:31 GMT
    ... also something to do with living in California, among acupuncturists, earth mothers, vegetarian masseuses and ... she says, is into crystals, gurus, Tantric sex or saving whales. Indeed, Allende herself relishes ... she has found with her two adoptive lesbian mothers, one of whom is a Buddhist ...

  • Kids' story with 2 dads tops library complaints list 11 May 2008 09:45 GMT
    ... And Tango Makes Three, released in 2005 and co-written by ... are that young children will believe that homosexuality is a lifestyle that is acceptable. The ... of violence, racism and sex. In Burlingame, Calif., Mark Mathabane’s Kaffir Boy, a memoir about ...

  • The simple math that will determine Senate race 11 May 2008 09:38 GMT
    ... a leader in advocating rights for same sex couples including their right to marry. Migden, a lesbian, and Nation have similar stands, but it's ... the largest fine ever assessed by the California Fair Political Practices Commission. The source of ...

  • Gay couple looks for welcoming church 11 May 2008 06:57 GMT
    ... supporters visiting megachurches throughout the country from California to Maryland to promote “meaningful dialogue” about ... to Maryland to promote “meaningful dialogue” about homosexuality and Christianity. Jeff Lutes, executive director of ... fourth church, Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. The fifth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, ...

  • 'All-out fisticuffs' for state Senate 11 May 2008 06:38 GMT
    ... votes. Leno is best known for his gay marriage bill, and Nation for representing the North ... she has been "deceiving the voters of California by filing
    same-sex marriages. Schwarzenegger vetoed the legislation. The yearlong ...

  • Bernard Schoenburg: Ex-Rep. McKeon sees setbacks in efforts to end bias 11 May 2008 06:17 GMT
    ... the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in California in the “tumultuous ’60s and ’70s” and ... was a liaison to the gay and lesbian community. He won his legislative seat by ... House, was able to pass legislation adding sexual orientation to the classes protected from discrimination ...

  • Journals reveal mind of statesman Goldwater 11 May 2008 05:35 GMT
    ... a book compiled by Goldwater's son, former California congressman Barry M. Goldwater Jr. and John ... - an unabashed Libertarian who was pro-choice, pro-gay marriage and considered the founder of conservatism - ...

  • Delay granted in King slaying case 11 May 2008 04:34 GMT
    ... A California judge Thursday postponed the arraignment of 14-year-old ... but said he was "very happy" that lesbian and gay groups issued a statement calling on ...

  • 'Dishonorable Passions: Sodomy Laws in America, 1861-2003' 11 May 2008 04:32 GMT
    ... that "ostentatious merchandizing of the concept of homosexuality is a clear and present danger to ... creeping expansion, then contraction, of sexual regulation. California's story is as representative as any. In ... in the bodies and spirits of persecuted gay people, and he sprinkles vignettes throughout his book ...

  • Note From A Former Yellow Deli Member - And Reply 10 May 2008 19:50 GMT
    ... folks? From New England to Florida to California to middle-America to places around the world, ... even the hypocrite Ted Haggard's view on homosexuality? George Bush (Sr.) once proclaimed "I don't ...

  • As Endgame Nears, Dems Fight Image War 10 May 2008 15:49 GMT
    ... "I wish it was over," said former California state Sen. John Burton, who endorsed Edwards ... some strong Obama supporters - such as lesbian Democratic activist and blogger Gloria Nieto of San ...

  • As endgame nears, Dem rivals escalate PR war 10 May 2008 09:15 GMT
    ... "I wish it was over," said former California state Sen. John Burton, who endorsed Edwards ... some strong Obama supporters - such as lesbian Democratic activist and blogger Gloria Nieto of San ...

  • Election battle between San Francisco's Carole Migden and Mark Leno splits California Democrats 10 May 2008 09:14 GMT
    ... Francisco's Carole Migden and Mark Leno splits California Democrats State Sen. Migden has brought problems ... rights (he is gay, she is a lesbian and both have been prime movers of major ...

  • Surrogate moms fulfilling gay men's parenthood dreams 10 May 2008 07:14 GMT
    ... were gay couples. Today, 80 percent are same-sex couples from 29 countries. "Actually, of the ... 40s. His surrogate mother, a lesbian from California, has been made part of the family. "We ...

  • From a Bright Past to a Cloudy Future 10 May 2008 06:08 GMT
    ... for pictures. was on his way from California to stump with them the next day. ... for and supported a constitutional amendment against gay marriage. In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist ...

  • The Jewish Week: Is Divestment Dead? 10 May 2008 04:59 GMT
    ... Proponents of divestment face mounting obstacles as they ... divestment movement — meets in San Jose, Calif. in late June. At that meeting delegates ... a denomination beset by internal conflicts over homosexuality and the growing influence of Third World ...

  • The Life and Recently Troubled Career of a Staten Island Congressman 10 May 2008 02:10 GMT
    ... for pictures. was on his way from California to stump with them the next day. ... for and supported a constitutional amendment against gay marriage. In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist ...

  • Reason Number 2,767 Why Gay Rights Matter to Everyone 9 May 2008 21:23 GMT
    ... to mention a rare bit of good sex news in this crappy decade. So I'm ... housing rights, employment rights, etc. Before Lawrence, gay people could be -- and were -- denied ... lived in -- we've had it in California since 1975, when the consenting adults law ...

  • Marriage equality issue unites student group 9 May 2008 17:14 GMT
    ... to promote "marriage equality," some students at California State University, East Bay, staged mock gay ... would amend the state's consitution to ban same-sex marriage. "When you think about it, separate-but-equal ... Multicultural Week. "We want to show that homosexuals are normal people," said Casey Bell-Blasdale, a student ...

  • Is John McCain the New "King of the Flip-Floppers?" 9 May 2008 14:53 GMT
    ... if you say that. ' " On Gay Marriage: McCain went from saying gay marriage should ... include the American Chronicle, Los Angeles Chronicle, California Chronicle and the World Sentinel as well ...

  • Church's anti-gay policies called sinful' 9 May 2008 14:14 GMT
    ... witness in favor of full inclusion of gays and lesbians within the denomination. By Robin ... to declare that the church’s policies on homosexuality are “sinful.” The protest was a mediated effort ... felt so broken,” said delegate Marjorie Suchocki, California-Pacific Conference. “I just couldn’t sleep last night. ...

  • Evangelical 'manifesto' too liberal for the right 9 May 2008 14:13 GMT
    ... are most important: opposition to abortion and gay marriage. Jerry Newcombe, a senior producer of the ... Mouw, president of Fuller Theological Seminary in California; Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic ...


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